[NetBehaviour] SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES SUMMIT:THE FUTURESONIC CONFERENCE

[marc garrett]

SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES SUMMIT:
THE FUTURESONIC CONFERENCE
13-16 May 2009, Manchester UK

Final Days for Early Bird Delegate Registration: till Fri 13 March
http://www.futuresonic.com/conference


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Social Technologies Summit:
The Futuresonic Conference

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The Social Technologies Summit is the leading international conference 
that brings together 500 opinion formers, futurologists, artists, 
researchers and technologists to explore the latest upgrade affecting 
today's digital culture. This is the place where the technology and 
digital sectors connect with the creative vision of the international 
digital arts community.

Pioneering ideas will be presented, which will transform the way you and 
your organisation operate, innovate and interact. Combining keynotes, 
critical debates, demonstrations and experiences with open space and 
participatory sessions, it is an engaging, critical and essential event 
to attend.

http://www.futuresonic.com/conference


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Conference Programme

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This year sees Futuresonic's most explosive conference programme.

Keynote speakers include inventor of the term 'social tools' and leading 
thinker on the social web Stowe Boyd; Jamais Cascio, co-founder of 
Worldchanging.org on social media and the environment; Rachel O'Connell, 
VP People Networks at Bebo.com on identity and trust; Adam Greenfield, 
expert on next-generation mobile and human-friendly interfaces; and Tom 
Ilube, Davos advisor and CEO of Garlick, on shaping the way business and 
society prepare for the Semantic Web.

Other world renowned contributors include James Marriott from PLATFORM; 
Helen Aspell, Head of Digital at Equality and Human Rights Commission 
UK; Grammy-nominated data visualiser Aaron Koblin; Roland Harwood, 
Director of Nesta Connect; Stephan Agamanolis, CEO of Distance Lab; 
international artists working with web and locative technologies 
Christian Nold, Tapio Makela and Jonah Brucker-Cohen; Dave 
Griffiths/FoAM, organisers of the influential Luminous Green events; Lee 
Bryant founder of Headshift; and Ewan Mackintosh, educationalist and 
Digital Commissioner at 4IP.

Plus following on from the success of the first Nokia Open Lab held in 
Helsinki in 2008, Nokia Open Lab comes to the UK for Futuresonic.

The themes for the conference this year include Environment 2.0; Digital 
Futures; Identity and Trust; Mobile; and Semantic Web: Cultural Algorithms.

http://www.futuresonic.com/conference


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Futuresonic 2009

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A part of the Futuresonic Urban Festival of Art, Music and Ideas

Now in its 14th year, Futuresonic is an international festival featuring 
world premiers of astonishing artworks, an explosive city-wide music 
programme, and visionary thinkers from around the world. Featuring 
50,000 festival visitors and 300 artists at 100 events in a city-wide 
urban festival experience.

In 2010 Futuresonic will return as FutureEverything

http://www.futuresonic.com


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Register

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Final Days for Early Bird Delegate Registration: till Fri 13 March

Visit http://www.futuresonic.com/conference for current information and 
to register

Participants will be issued with a delegate pass for the Futuresonic 
festival, which gives access to the Social Technologies Summit: The 
Futuresonic Conference and art and music festival programme*.

*Some festival events have limited capacity and will require a
ticket. A list of these restricted events is announced on our website 
www.futuresonic.com.

PASS OPTIONS(all prices exl vat)
Early Bird Pass - book by 13 March 2009 £80
Advanced Pass - book by 12 May 2009 £120
Door Pass (bought on the door) £150
Single Day Pass May 2009 £85
Students/Concessions Pass No deadline £30

Further discounts available for group bookings, for further details 
contact ideas2009 at futuresonic.com
A limited number of pay-what-you-can Day Passes will be available on 
each day of the conference.

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The Festival

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Futuresonic Urban Festival of Art, Music and Ideas is an international 
festival now in its 14th year occupying the orbits of both digital 
culture and music. It combines the Social Technologies Summit with art 
and music events, exhibitions and live performances across the city.

13-16 May, Manchester UK

Transforming the city into a space of experimentation, making it come alive

Futuresonic is presented by FutureEverything CIC. It is a Regularly 
Funded Organisation (RFO) of Arts Council England North West, a pillar 
event of Manchester City Council and is supported by the Paul Hamlyn 
Foundation

Futuresonic is presented in partnership with ImaginationLancaster 
http://imagination.lancaster.ac.uk, a major new research lab at 
Lancaster University.

In 2010 Futuresonic will return as FutureEverything

http://www.futuresonic.com

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